Little Rock Metro Gas Holds at $3.745 as Diesel Reaches $4.908
AAA’s July 29 Little Rock-North Little Rock check puts regular gas at $3.745 and diesel at $4.908, with diesel up 9.3 cents in a week.
The latest accessible AAA price check for the Little Rock-North Little Rock metro shows regular gasoline holding steady over the week while diesel moved sharply higher. The table dated July 29, 2026 lists regular gas at an average of $3.745 per gallon and diesel at $4.908.
Regular gasoline was down 2.6 cents from AAA’s listed previous-day average but unchanged from a week earlier. Compared with a year ago, the metro regular-gas average was 97.9 cents higher.
Diesel was also lower than the prior day, falling 2.2 cents, but its weekly trend was different. The $4.908 average was up 9.3 cents from the week-ago figure and $1.546 higher than the year-ago average.
Gas and diesel are moving differently
That split matters for different parts of the Little Rock-area economy. Regular gasoline is the more immediate concern for commuters, households and weekend travelers. Diesel prices matter especially for trucking, deliveries, construction, landscaping, agriculture, restaurants that rely on deliveries and service businesses operating heavy equipment or generators.
Higher diesel costs can affect operating budgets even when a business does not change its posted prices immediately. Contractors, delivery operators and farmers may need to account for fuel when estimating jobs, routes and seasonal work. Households also can feel indirect effects when transportation costs become part of the price of delivered goods and services.
The AAA figures are metro averages, not guarantees for individual pumps. Prices can vary by neighborhood, station, brand, payment method and fuel grade, so drivers should compare nearby stations before filling up.
Broader market context
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s July 28 update lists the national regular-gas average at $4.096 per gallon for the week ending July 27 and national on-highway diesel at $5.313. Those national figures rose 9.5 cents and 17.9 cents, respectively, from the prior week. They provide broader market context but are not substitutes for the Little Rock metro averages.
The local data show why gasoline and diesel should be tracked separately. Regular gas was essentially flat over the week, while diesel continued to carry the stronger recent increase and remained well above its year-ago level.
What to watch next
The July 29 AAA table is the latest accessible metro check supporting this update. The next price check will show whether diesel’s weekly increase continues or reverses and whether regular gasoline begins moving more clearly in either direction.
What are the highest and lowest pump prices you are seeing around Little Rock? Share the station and neighborhood so other drivers can compare local prices.
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